Selby township, Bureau County, Illinois (IL)

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Selby township, IL map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 2,489 (all rural)

Males: 1,298	(52.1%)
Females: 1,191	(47.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,476 (1,831 owner occupied, 645 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Races in Selby township:

White Non-Hispanic: 60.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 36.6%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.2
Median age of females: 38.8

Average houshold size: 2.76
Average family size: 3.33

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Population density: 69 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: De Pue, Hollowayville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Searl Ridge Cemetery, De Pue Village Cemetery, Evangelical and Reformed Cemetery.

Reservoir: Beaver Glenn Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 419 (21% naturalized citizens)

Selby township:	16.8%
State:	12.3%

70% of Selby township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1747
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 126
South: 117
West: 41

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,500

Selby township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 841
One, attached: 2
Two: 35
3 or 4: 26
5 to 9: 15
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 74

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Selby township with a mortgage: 285 (10 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 273

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 33
1970 to 1979: 114
1960 to 1969: 101
1950 to 1959: 95
1940 to 1949: 116
1939 or earlier: 512

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Selby township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 24
4 rooms: 106
5 rooms: 177
6 rooms: 166
7 rooms: 91
8 rooms: 42
9 or more rooms: 51

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Selby township, Illinois:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 18
4 rooms: 74
5 rooms: 53
6 rooms: 30
7 rooms: 23
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Selby township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 31
2 bedrooms: 207
3 bedrooms: 308
4 bedrooms: 102
5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Selby township:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 25
2 bedrooms: 103
3 bedrooms: 61
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Selby township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 35
1 vehicle: 254
2 vehicles: 271
3 vehicles: 70
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Selby township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 77
2 vehicles: 94
3 vehicles: 15
4 vehicles: 3
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Selby township:

German (12.5%)
Italian (8.9%)
English (7.3%)
United States or American (7.0%)
Polish (5.8%)
Irish (5.7%)
Slovene (1.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (86%)
Laos (7%)
Taiwan (1%)
Other Eastern Europe (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Thailand (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 733 (72%)
Carpooled: 220 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Walked: 25 (2%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (81%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

72.2% of residents of Selby township speak English at home.
25.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,467

In family households: 2,158 (512 male householders, 114 female householders)
520 spouses, 820 children (748 natural, 16 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 47 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 309 (118 male householders (97 living alone)), 131 female householders (119 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 13 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 226 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 216 1-person, 27 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

528 married couples with children.
115 single-parent households (39 men, 76 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	4.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	7.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	17.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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